Surinal is the famous festival in North Korea, celebrated on 5th day of 5th lunar month, which is of Lunar Korean calendar. It is official holiday in North Korea. It is also known as spring festival, formally called Tano or Dano. This was a day of spiritual rites, and enjoyment with song, dance and wine. Traditionally, women washed their hair in water boiled with Sweet Flag. People wore blue and red clothes and dyed hairpins red with the iris roots. Men wore iris roots around their waist to ward of evil spirits. Traditional foods include surichitteok, ssuktteok, and other herb rice cakes. The swing was a game played by women.

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